Becoming One Religion, Development, and Environmentalism in a Japanese NGO in Myanmar

• Main Author: Watanabe, Chika (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: University of Hawai'i Press 2019
• Subjects: Social & cultural anthropology, ethnography; Non-governmental organizations (NGOs); Religion & politics; Politics & government; Asian history; Anthropology; International Relations; Religion; Political Science; Asian Studies; History
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

International development programs strive not only to alleviate poverty but to transform people, aid workers and recipients alike. Becoming One grapples with this process by exploring the work of OISCA*, a prominent Japanese NGO in central Myanmar. OISCA's postwar origins at the intersection of...